With so much attention on Nelly Korda and Scottie Scheffler of late, we haven’t heard much about 2023 PGA Championship star/hero/legend Michael Block. But that’s about to start changing, folks. Because it’s almost #BlockieSzn again. The PGA Championship is heading to Valhalla next month—where Block has a piece of the course record by the way—and Read more…
If you struggle with a slice, there’s a good chance you can spot why the moment you start your swing. Why? Because it’s one of the most common mistakes slicers make. They set up to the golf ball, then as they start their golf swing, they begin rolling the clubface open and inside with their Read more…
Sometimes the best instruction is so simple it could teach a reasonably intelligent dog to execute a high draw (see the molded grip), and sometimes, especially in the modern era of deep-dive analytics and motion-capture animation, you need a Ph.D. in biomechanics and physiology just to begin to formulate words to describe what you think Read more…
It’s team time on the PGA Tour, where, after two weeks of the top stars playing against each other in massive events, there is a brief respite for a week to play in a different format for four days in a much more relaxed atmosphere. Not that they aren’t attempting to bring home the hardware Read more…
Although Tiger Woods isn’t qualified for the 2024 U.S. Open, the 15-time major champ is expected to receive a special exemption from the USGA. In the meantime, his 15-year-old son tried to earn a spot at Pinehurst in June as well. Charlie Woods played in his first U.S. Open local qualifier on Thursday in Port Read more…
The LIV Golf League has reached the sixth event on its 14-event schedule, and after two weeks off, this one has historically been the rowdiest on the rotation. Yes, the tour is Down Under, in golf-crazed Australia, returning to the Grange Golf Club in Adelaide. The overall purse is its usual $20 million and the Read more…
Ohoopee Match Club is in rare air among modern courses. Only five new designs have debuted higher on our America’s 100 Greatest Courses ranking over the past 30 years, putting the Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner design in the same conversation as some of the highest-ranking courses of the modern era, such as Sand Hills Read more…
Hitting good shots is great, but that’s not the name of the game in golf. Not really. Golf, as the cliche we all know goes, is a game of misses. The better your misses are, the better your scores will be. The problem is amateur golfers aren’t good at thinking about their misses. They’re lured Read more…
The Zurich Classic is a “unique week” on the PGA Tour. As such, before you go betting your hard-earned dollars won last week on the Nelly/Scottie parlay, make sure you understand the many details that are easily overlooked in New Orleans. 1. The tournament has a special format. Eighty teams of two players will compete Read more…
There are 84 players in the field at the Legacy Golf & Tennis Club, with five expected to advance. It’s Charlie Woods’ first time attempting US Open qualifying.
Back in January, Justin Thomas was asked by reporters about a course he hasn’t played but would like to. The answer was immediate—Pine Valley Golf Club, ranked as the No. 1 course on Golf Digest’s America’s 100 Greatest Courses list. JT described how stoked he was to be making his maiden voyage in April along Read more…